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| 1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 85-13 as follows:
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| 6 | (60 ILCS 1/85-13)
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| 7 | Sec. 85-13. Township services, generally.
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| 8 | (a) The township board may either expend funds directly or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | may enter into
any cooperative agreement or contract with any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | other governmental entity,
not-for-profit corporation, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | non-profit community service association, or any
for-profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | business entity as provided in subsection (b) with respect to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | the
expenditure of township funds, or funds made available to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | the township under
the federal State and Local Fiscal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Assistance Act of 1972, to provide any of
the following | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | services to the residents of the township:
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| 17 | (1) Ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | expenses for the
following:
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| 19 | (A) Public safety (including law enforcement, fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | protection, and
building code enforcement).
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| 21 | (B) Environmental protection (including sewage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | disposal, sanitation,
and pollution abatement).
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| 23 | (C) Public transportation (including transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | systems, paratransit
systems, and streets and roads).
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| 2 | (D) Health, including mental, behavioral, eye, | ||||||
| 3 | dental, or other healthcare.
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| 4 | (E) Recreation.
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| 5 | (F) Libraries.
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| 6 | (G) Social services for the poor and aged.
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| 7 | (2) Ordinary and necessary capital expenditures | ||||||
| 8 | authorized by law.
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| 9 | (3) Development and retention of business, industrial, | ||||||
| 10 | manufacturing,
and tourist facilities within the township.
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| 11 | (b) To be eligible to receive funds from the township | ||||||
| 12 | under this Section, a
private not-for-profit corporation or | ||||||
| 13 | community service association shall have
been in existence at | ||||||
| 14 | least one year before receiving the funds. The township
board | ||||||
| 15 | may, however, for the purpose of providing day care services, | ||||||
| 16 | contract
with day care facilities licensed under the Child | ||||||
| 17 | Care Act of 1969, regardless
of whether the facilities are | ||||||
| 18 | organized on a for-profit or not-for-profit
basis.
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| 19 | (c) Township governments that directly expend or contract | ||||||
| 20 | for day care
shall use the standard of need established by the | ||||||
| 21 | Department of Children and
Family Services in determining | ||||||
| 22 | recipients of subsidized day care and shall use
the rate | ||||||
| 23 | schedule used by the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
| 24 | Services for
the purchase of subsidized day care. | ||||||
| 25 | Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the township board may | ||||||
| 26 | approve the application of a different, publicly available, | ||||||
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| 1 | professionally or academically recognized standard of need in | ||||||
| 2 | determining eligibility for subsidized day care.
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| 3 | (d) Township governments that directly expend or contract | ||||||
| 4 | for senior
citizen services may contract with for-profit (or | ||||||
| 5 | not-for-profit) and
non-sectarian organizations as provided in | ||||||
| 6 | Sections 220-15 and 220-35.
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| 7 | (e) Those township supervisors or other elected township | ||||||
| 8 | officials who are
also members of a county board shall not vote | ||||||
| 9 | on questions before the township
board or the county board | ||||||
| 10 | that relate to agreements or contracts between the
township | ||||||
| 11 | and the county under this Section or agreements or contracts | ||||||
| 12 | between
the township and the county that are otherwise | ||||||
| 13 | authorized by law.
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| 14 | (f) The township board may enter into direct agreements | ||||||
| 15 | with for-profit
corporations or other business entities to | ||||||
| 16 | carry out recycling programs in
unincorporated areas of the | ||||||
| 17 | township.
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| 18 | The township board may by ordinance administer a recycling | ||||||
| 19 | program or adopt rules and regulations relating to
recycling | ||||||
| 20 | programs in unincorporated areas of the township that it from | ||||||
| 21 | time to
time deems necessary and may provide penalties for | ||||||
| 22 | violations of those rules
and regulations.
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| 23 | (g) For purposes of alleviating high unemployment, | ||||||
| 24 | economically depressed
conditions, and lack of moderately | ||||||
| 25 | priced housing, the trustees of a
township that includes all | ||||||
| 26 | or a portion of a city that is a "financially
distressed city" | ||||||
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| 1 | under the Financially Distressed City Law may contract with
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| 2 | one or more not-for-profit or for-profit organizations to | ||||||
| 3 | construct and operate
within the boundaries of the township a | ||||||
| 4 | factory designed to manufacture housing
or housing components. | ||||||
| 5 | The contract may provide for the private organization or
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| 6 | organizations to manage some or all operations of the factory | ||||||
| 7 | and may provide
for (i) payment of employee compensation and | ||||||
| 8 | taxes; (ii) discharge of other
legal responsibilities; (iii) | ||||||
| 9 | sale of products; (iv) disposition of the
factory, equipment, | ||||||
| 10 | and other property; and (v) any other matters the township
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| 11 | trustees consider reasonable.
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| 12 | (Source: P.A. 95-119, eff. 8-13-07.)
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| 13 | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
| 14 | changing Sections 1-10, 6-9, 6-12 and by adding Section 6-11.5 | ||||||
| 15 | as follows:
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| 16 | (305 ILCS 5/1-10)
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| 17 | Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions.
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| 18 | (a) Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | Controlled Substances
Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the | ||||||
| 20 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is | ||||||
| 21 | a Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony,
or comparable federal | ||||||
| 22 | criminal law which has as an element the
possession, use, or | ||||||
| 23 | distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in
Section | ||||||
| 24 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
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| 1 | 802(c)),
shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided | ||||||
| 2 | under this Code.
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| 3 | (b) Persons convicted of
any other felony under the | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, | ||||||
| 5 | or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act | ||||||
| 6 | which is not a Class X or Class 1 felony, or comparable
federal | ||||||
| 7 | criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
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| 8 | distribution of a
controlled substance, as defined in Section | ||||||
| 9 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
| 10 | 802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance
provided | ||||||
| 11 | under this Code for 2 years from the date of conviction. This
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| 12 | prohibition shall not apply if the person is in a drug | ||||||
| 13 | treatment program,
aftercare program, or similar program as | ||||||
| 14 | defined by rule.
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| 15 | (c) Persons shall not be determined ineligible for food | ||||||
| 16 | stamps provided
under this Code based upon a conviction of any | ||||||
| 17 | felony or comparable federal or
State criminal law which has | ||||||
| 18 | an element the possession, use or distribution of
a controlled | ||||||
| 19 | substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the federal | ||||||
| 20 | Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
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| 21 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to | ||||||
| 22 | the contrary, persons shall not be determined ineligible for | ||||||
| 23 | cash assistance provided under Article IV or Article VI of | ||||||
| 24 | this Code based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony | ||||||
| 25 | under State or federal law. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 102-178, eff. 10-30-21.)
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| 1 | (305 ILCS 5/6-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-9)
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| 2 | Sec. 6-9.
(a) (1) A local governmental unit may provide | ||||||
| 3 | assistance to
households under its General Assistance program | ||||||
| 4 | following a declaration by
the President of the United States | ||||||
| 5 | of a major disaster or emergency
pursuant to the Federal | ||||||
| 6 | Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as now or hereafter
amended, if | ||||||
| 7 | the local governmental unit is within the area designated | ||||||
| 8 | under
the declaration. A local governmental unit may also | ||||||
| 9 | provide assistance to households under its General Assistance | ||||||
| 10 | program following a disaster proclamation issued by the | ||||||
| 11 | Governor if the local governmental unit is within the area | ||||||
| 12 | designated under the proclamation. Assistance under this | ||||||
| 13 | Section may be provided to
households which have suffered | ||||||
| 14 | damage, loss or hardships as a result of the
major disaster or | ||||||
| 15 | emergency. Assistance under this Section may be provided
to | ||||||
| 16 | households without regard to the eligibility requirements and | ||||||
| 17 | other
requirements of this Code. Assistance under this Section | ||||||
| 18 | may be provided
only during the 90-day period following the | ||||||
| 19 | date of declaration of a major
disaster or emergency.
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| 20 | (2) A local governmental unit
shall not use State funds to | ||||||
| 21 | provide assistance under this Section. If a local
governmental | ||||||
| 22 | unit receives State funds to provide General Assistance under | ||||||
| 23 | this
Article, assistance provided by the local governmental | ||||||
| 24 | unit under this
Section shall not be considered in determining | ||||||
| 25 | whether a local governmental
unit has qualified to receive | ||||||
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| 1 | State funds under Article XII.
A local governmental unit which | ||||||
| 2 | provides assistance under this
Section shall not, as a result | ||||||
| 3 | of payment of such assistance, change the
nature or amount of | ||||||
| 4 | assistance provided to any other individual or family
under | ||||||
| 5 | this Article.
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| 6 | (3) This Section shall not apply to any municipality of | ||||||
| 7 | more than 500,000
population in which a separate program has | ||||||
| 8 | been established by the Illinois
Department under Section 6-1.
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| 9 | (b) (1) A local governmental unit may provide assistance | ||||||
| 10 | to households
for food and temporary shelter. To qualify for | ||||||
| 11 | assistance a household
shall submit to the local governmental | ||||||
| 12 | unit: (A) such application as the
local governmental unit may | ||||||
| 13 | require; (B) a copy of an application to the
Federal Emergency | ||||||
| 14 | Management Agency (hereinafter "FEMA") or the Small
Business | ||||||
| 15 | Administration (hereinafter "SBA") for assistance; (C) such | ||||||
| 16 | other
proof of damage, loss or hardship as the local | ||||||
| 17 | governmental unit may
require; and (D) an agreement to | ||||||
| 18 | reimburse the local governmental unit for
the amount of any | ||||||
| 19 | assistance received by the household under this subsection | ||||||
| 20 | (b).
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| 21 | (2) Assistance under this subsection (b) may be in the | ||||||
| 22 | form of cash or
vouchers. The amount of assistance provided to | ||||||
| 23 | a household in any month
under this subsection (b) shall not | ||||||
| 24 | exceed the maximum amount payable under Section 6-2.
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| 25 | (3) No assistance shall be provided to a household after | ||||||
| 26 | it receives a
determination of its application to FEMA or SBA | ||||||
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| 1 | for assistance.
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| 2 | (4) A household which has received assistance under this | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (b)
shall reimburse the local governmental unit in | ||||||
| 4 | full for any assistance
received under this subsection. If the | ||||||
| 5 | household receives
assistance from FEMA or SBA in the form of | ||||||
| 6 | loans or grants, the household
shall reimburse the local | ||||||
| 7 | governmental unit from those funds. If the
household's request | ||||||
| 8 | for assistance is denied or rejected by the FEMA or
SBA, the | ||||||
| 9 | household shall repay the local governmental unit in | ||||||
| 10 | accordance with a
repayment schedule prescribed by the local | ||||||
| 11 | governmental unit.
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| 12 | (c) (1) A local governmental unit may provide assistance | ||||||
| 13 | to households
for structural repairs to homes or for repair or | ||||||
| 14 | replacement of home electrical
or heating systems, bedding and | ||||||
| 15 | food refrigeration equipment. To qualify
for assistance a | ||||||
| 16 | household shall submit to the local governmental unit:
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| 17 | (A) such application as the local governmental unit may | ||||||
| 18 | require; (B) a
copy of claim to an insurance company for | ||||||
| 19 | reimbursement for the damage or
loss for which assistance is | ||||||
| 20 | sought; (C) such other proof of damage, loss
or hardship as the | ||||||
| 21 | local governmental unit may require; and (D) an
agreement to | ||||||
| 22 | reimburse the local governmental unit for the amount of any
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| 23 | assistance received by the household under this subsection | ||||||
| 24 | (c).
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| 25 | (2) Any assistance provided under this subsection (c) | ||||||
| 26 | shall be in the
form of direct payments to vendors, and shall | ||||||
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| 1 | not be made directly to a
household. The total amount of | ||||||
| 2 | assistance provided to a household under
this subsection (c) | ||||||
| 3 | shall not exceed $1,500.
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| 4 | (3) No assistance shall be provided to a household after | ||||||
| 5 | it receives a
determination of its insurance claims.
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| 6 | (4) A household which has received assistance under this | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (c)
shall reimburse the local governmental unit in | ||||||
| 8 | full for any assistance
received under this subsection. If the | ||||||
| 9 | household's insurance claim is
approved, the household shall | ||||||
| 10 | reimburse the local governmental unit from
the proceeds. If | ||||||
| 11 | the household's insurance claim is denied, the household
shall | ||||||
| 12 | repay the local governmental unit in accordance with a | ||||||
| 13 | repayment
schedule prescribed by the local governmental unit.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 85-1233.)
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| 15 | (305 ILCS 5/6-11.5 new) | ||||||
| 16 | Sec. 6-11.5. General assistance provided by a township. A | ||||||
| 17 | local governmental unit may provide assistance under its | ||||||
| 18 | General Assistance program under a service that complies with | ||||||
| 19 | Section 85-13 of the Township Code. Before a local government | ||||||
| 20 | provides assistance under this Section, the board of the local | ||||||
| 21 | government shall approve the expenditures of such assistance | ||||||
| 22 | in accordance with this Section.
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| 23 | (305 ILCS 5/6-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-12)
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| 24 | Sec. 6-12. General Assistance not funded by State. General | ||||||
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| 1 | Assistance
programs in local governments that do not receive | ||||||
| 2 | State funds shall
continue to be governed by Sections 6-1 | ||||||
| 3 | through 6-10, as applicable, as
well as other relevant parts | ||||||
| 4 | of this Code and other laws. However,
notwithstanding any | ||||||
| 5 | other provision of this Code, any unit of local
government | ||||||
| 6 | that does not receive State funds may implement a General
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| 7 | Assistance program that complies with Section 6-11 and 6-11.5. | ||||||
| 8 | So long as the that
program complies with either Section 6-11 | ||||||
| 9 | or 6-11.5, the program shall not
be deemed out of compliance | ||||||
| 10 | with or in violation of this Code.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 87-860.)
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